The Light of the World

            So I asked the question of my bible study group: What do you need to forget to move forward with Christ? It was inspired by this scripture:

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:13

I need to forget the anxiety. Forget the shame. Forget the fear. Fear lives in the dark and Christ has shined his glorious light into my darkest places and revealed them as mere vapors. They hold no tangible weight all fear does is whisper lies. It holds no power when Christ’s light shines on it. It is shown to be a lie of the past collecting dust.

What is the light of Christ when it comes to darkness?

                        For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6

The light brings knowledge to our hearts. A knowledge of who God is through Christ. Jesus brings us before the foot of the throne. Before our Father. His blood covers all our sins so that God can look upon us and welcome us into his kingdom.

Who is the light of the world?

                        Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12

Jesus says we will not walk in darkness, therefore, walking in fear in the dark is contrary to my character and my walk with Christ.

So the knowledge in our hearts and through the guidance of our Savior we will walk in the light. Therefore, the darkness has no power over us. God gives us a choice between death and life.

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. Deuteronomy 30:15-16

This says to walk in his ways. You have a choice dear reader. Life and light or death and darkness. God does not force this choice upon us. For me I have a choice life and light or death and darkness and fear. I choose life and light. I made that choice 7 years ago when I was suicidal in a psychiatric ward. However, I hadn’t thought about the fear that was still attached to my heart, this unwanted hitchhiker. Fear is so often motivating my choices. I want to be motivated by God. I want to choose him in all that I do. My God I have the light of the world in my heart. Who am I to ignore Jesus? He’s called us out of darkness into his marvelous light.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. Psalm 107:14

Jesus and the light wins. The darkness will not prevail against it. Therefore, I need to just look to Jesus to be that light in my life.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:5 NLT

What do you need to do today dear reader to allow Christ’s light to shine in your heart? I know it all starts with seeing your need for a savior. It starts with giving your heart to Christ. If you haven’t already what are you waiting for? Christ will bring peace to your heart and will bring you salvation if you but turn to him. The next step is prayer. Talk it out with God. Let him hear your voice. I need to take my own advice to not allow fear to touch my heart. Fear is but a vapor and Christ is right there reaching out his hand if we would but take it and let him remove all the darkness from our hearts.

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 NLT

Let’s just turn to Jesus today and let him heal our hearts and remove all anxiety, fear and doubt. What can you do to have more of Jesus in your life today?

I’m here.

I’m listening.

Genuinely Yours,

Amy Z